OLYMPIC boxing silver medalist Amir Khan is facing a tough fight outside the ring. The 18-year-old from Bolton has joined other sports stars to save the famous Oliver's Gym in Salford where he trains from closure. The boxing school run by Oliver Harrison, a former amateur boxer and renowned coach, is facing demolition as part of a huge regeneration of the area. Boxing promoter Frank Warren is also backing the campaign to save the gym where champions Jamie Moore and Steve Foster train. The England and Lancashire cricketer Andrew Flintoff and actors Ralf Little and Will Mellor have also used it. Amir, who still visits the gym up to four times a week, said: "I think it is very important to keep kids off the street and out of trouble. "They are going to get fit as well as coming here. The kids look up to me and ask me loads of questions about how I did it. "I tell them that I am sure they can do it but it takes time and determination. Boxing doesn't have to be a gift. "Every afternoon at the classes there are 30 kids. If this gym wasn't here what would they be doing? They would be back on the streets." Oliver Harrison said he felt let down after working with Salford council to help get youngsters off the street. He said he hoped the council would now help him. Charlestown and Lower Kersal New Deal for Communities (NDC) drew the regeneration plans for the area about 18 months ago. A councilspokesman said the idea is not for the gym to close but for the building to be demolished.